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AMD FX-6120 vs AMD A4-6300. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q2/2012
AMD FX-6120
AMD FX-6120
Released
Q2/2013
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AMD A4-6300
AMD A4-6300

What's the best choice AMD FX-6120 or AMD A4-6300? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD FX-6120 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 6 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q2/2012.

AMD A4-6300 has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q2/2013.

Differences

AMD FX-6120 Reasons to consider
AMD FX-6120
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1376 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    4 times more cores

    6 left arrow 2
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 5% better overclocked clock speed

    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD FX-6120 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1137 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1001 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    668 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    489 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    774 place
AMD A4-6300 Reasons to consider
AMD A4-6300
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1714 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 5% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 3.50 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.68 times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 95 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A4-6300 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1193 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1438 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1349 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    664 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    793 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1294 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD FX-6120 AMD FX-6120
AMD A4-6300 AMD A4-6300
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD FX left arrow AMD A
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    AMD FX-6100/6200 left arrow AMD A4-6000
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.50 GHz left arrow 3.70 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    6 left arrow 2
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    4.10 GHz left arrow 3.90 GHz
  • CPU Threads
    6 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon HD 8370D
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.76 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    left arrow 2
  • Shader
    left arrow 128
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 2
  • Generation
    left arrow 5
  • DirectX Version
    left arrow 11.2
  • Technology
    left arrow 32 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q2/2013
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD A4-6300 and AMD FX-6120. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1866 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD FX-6120 and AMD A4-6300 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    95 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD FX-6120 and AMD FX-6120, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4
  • L3-Cache
    8.00 MB left arrow 1.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Zambezi (Bulldozer) left arrow Richland (Piledriver)
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Socket
    AM3+ left arrow FM2
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q2/2013

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD FX-6120 and AMD A4-6300.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
497
AMD FX-6120
449
AMD A4-6300
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1833
AMD FX-6120
703
AMD A4-6300
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
1839
AMD FX-6120
1856
AMD A4-6300
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
6676
AMD FX-6120
2993
AMD A4-6300
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
5801
AMD FX-6120
2305
AMD A4-6300

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